Biological Efficacy and Toxicological Evaluation of Ethanolic Extract of Cassia nodosa Buch.-Ham. (Leguminosae)

Table 3

Antiplasmodial and anti-inflammatory activities of Cassia nodosa extract.

Extract or standard drug	Antiplasmodial activity (IC50 in µg/mL)	Anti-inflammatory activity (ED50 in mg/kg)
Cassia nodosa	23.98 ± 2.07	8.52 ± 2.83^#
Artemisinin	0.014 ± 0.005	NA
Diclofenac	NA	10.08 ± 1.23^#

Antiplasmodial activity was described as moderate based on classification by Ramanandraibe and coworkers [30]. ^#No significant difference between values (). NA, not applicable (test was not performed). Results were expressed as mean ± SEM of 3 replicate experiments.